Oscar Nominations Announced!

And the Oscar goes to...well, we're one step closer to finding out! Nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards were announced yesterday, to the delight of some and, perhaps, to the dismay of others!

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Taraji P. Henson, leads with a whopping thirteen nominations - Pitt and Henson, with Best Actor and Best Actress nods respectively, could score their very first statues.

One of our favorite actresses, Anne Hathaway, currently starring in Bride Wars, is a first-timer up for Best Actress for her turn as a recovering drug addict in indie flick Rachel Getting Married.

For his chilling and brilliant performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger will become the seventh actor to receive a posthumous Oscar nomination. Ledger's second nomination (after a nod in the Best Actor category for 2005's Brokeback Mountain) may very well be his first win, according to awards season buzz.

Bolt, Kung-Fu Panda, and Wall-E are up for consideration in (arguably!) the most fun category, Best Animated Feature Film. You can view the full list of nominees at oscar.com/nominees.

What do you think- is the Academy on point this year - or any year, for that matter? Who was snubbed? Who do you think will win, and more importantly, who do you think should win? You be the judge!

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